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Joe Girardi fired by Phillies, replaced by Canadian Rob Thomson

PHILADELPHIA - Canadian bench coach Rob Thomson will serve as interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season after the struggling team fired Joe Girardi on Friday. Girard...

Jun 03, 2022

NHL fines Oilers forward Kassian $2,500 for removing Avs defenceman Byram's helmet

NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian US$2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he removed the helmet off of Colorado defenceman Bowen Byram during Game 2 of the NHL Weste...

Jun 03, 2022

Nadal back in French Open final after injured Zverev stops

PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has become the second-oldest men's finalist in French Open history after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, stopped playing Friday because of an injured right leg. Now...

Jun 03, 2022

Way, Razik, Jans, Desaulniers and Cooper to enter Canadian Squash Hall of Fame

A teenage Jamie Nicholls was working part-time at the Toronto Racquet Club in 1997 when he got a first-hand look at soon-to-be Canadian squash royalty. Coach Mike Way was guiding a who's who of domest...

Jun 03, 2022

Canada's sports minister expects workload wave for new integrity commissioner

Canada's sports minister expects a rush of complaints when the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner starts its mandate later this month. The country's first sport integrity commissioner, Sar...

Jun 03, 2022

Avalanche blank Oilers 4-0 to take 2-0 lead in Western Conference final

DENVER - Nazem Kadri set up three goals in just over two minutes early in the second period and Pavel Francouz made 24 saves in place of the injured Darcy Kuemper for the first playoff shutout of his ...

Jun 02, 2022

Flames' Darryl Sutter wins Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year

NEW YORK (AP) - Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced the honor Thursday night prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference...

Jun 02, 2022

Cameron Young stays hot and shares early lead at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Just being at the Memorial was a reminder how far Cameron Young has come in the last year. Being part of a six-way tie for the lead Thursday was another reminder how well he is pla...

Jun 02, 2022

Lindblad sets U.S. Women's Open amateur mark with 6-under 65

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) - Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad shot the lowest round by an amateur in the 77-year history of the U.S. Women's Open, a 6-under 65 that gave her the early lead Thursday at Pine Nee...

Jun 02, 2022

Manoah in form, Hernandez homers as Jays beat White Sox 8-3 for 8th straight victory

TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez homered and Alek Manoah threw 7 2/3 strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Thursday to extend their winning streak to eight games. Raimel...

Jun 02, 2022